HOWLAND — Entering Monday’s All-American Conference (AAC) game vs. Canfield, Howland, once a 3-3 team, had won seven in a row, all by at least four runs and a majority by 10 or more. But Canfield and its starting pitcher, Ryan Weibling, proved too tough for a Howland offense that had ...
SOFTBALL Girard 7, Lakeview 5 — Gabby Doran had two hits, including a home run and drove in five runs. Ava Serrano added a hit and an RBI for the Indians. Ava Neilan had two hits and two RBIs for Lakeview. Rylee Barnot and Mackenzie Stowe had a hit and an RBI each and Isabella Isenberg had three hits for the Bulldogs. Canfield 6, Howland 5 — Caylee Ortiz homered and added another hit, driving in two runs for Canfield, who won on a walk-off hit. The Cardinals trio of Brooke O’Palick, Sami Economous and Leah Figueroa had a hit and an RBI each and Jenna Triveri had two hits. Maya ...
HOWLAND — Entering Monday’s All-American Conference (AAC) clash vs. Canfield, Howland had been as hot as it could be, having won seven in a row, all by at least four runs. But Ryan Weibling and the Cardinals’ momentum ultimately overwhelmed the Tigers once they got on the ...
STRUTHERS — Sometimes the baseball gods set someone up for a big day. And McDonald’s Quinn Schmidt was the beneficiary on Monday. Schmidt came up twice in the first three innings with the bases loaded and two outs. He delivered with bases-clearing hits in McDonald’s 14-2 win over ...
SOFTBALL Lakeview 5, Poland 4 - A four-run fifth inning from Lakeview erased a 4-1 deficit. The Bulldogs were led by Annaliese DeJulio who had a two RBI single in the fifth inning. Rylee Barnot and Paige Schwartz also drove in runs during the rally. Isabella Isenberg had another strong start with 12 strikeouts in a complete game outing. For Poland, Cassie Blanch led the offense with two hits and an RBI. Sydney Bulick and Ali Blinsky had a hit and an RBI each and Leanna Boccieri had two hits for Poland. LaBrae 5, Crestview 2 - Riley Rowe struck out 13 for LaBrae, allowing just two ...
Sometimes the timing just works out. Dan Bubon felt as if his time was winding down at Howland. Holding the head coach position with the Tigers for the last decade, he thought things had probably run their course. Around the same time, the same position for his hometown team opened up. For the 1991 Harding graduate, the timing was too perfect. In April, Bubon was named the next head coach at Warren G. Harding High School, taking over a program he had once both played and coached for. “It was like a perfect storm at Howland,” Bubon said. “My son’s graduating this year, our ...
